Restoring Honor Rally: The American dream still lives

Today in Washington DC, honour is much on display, and I believe that Martin Luther King Jr is looking on, proud of all the patriots.

We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of Now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children.

It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. ..

Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline....

You can find the full transcript of MLK Jr's speech here.

Today, there is an absolute urgency to the history of the United States of America. Today, citizens from across that great land gather together to reaffirm their belief in all that is GREAT about the United States of America. You can watch it live here.

And this will be the day -- this will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with new meaning:

My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing.

Land where my fathers died, land of the Pilgrim's pride,

From every mountainside, let freedom ring!

And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true. (here)

America IS at a crossroads.

Wake up America. Take your country back.


"I gladly stand up next to you......God bless the USA."

[Addendum:

Courtesy of Flag Gazer.lol Found this :



Beautiful.

Martin Luther King Jr..

Pentagon Honors Civil Rights Leader’s Legacy

By Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, 2010 – Defense Secretary Robert
M. Gates today challenged the Defense Department and all
Americans to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy during a
Pentagon observance in advance of the Jan. 18 holiday that
marks the civil rights leader’s birth.

“Remember and honor the great example Dr. King was,” Gates
said to an audience of defense employees and military members
at the Pentagon’s 25th annual observance of King’s life and work.
“Celebrate all that we have accomplished together. … Keep working
toward Dr. King’s dreams with all our might.”

King spent his life advocating for equality and eventually became a
world figure in the civil rights movement of the 1960s. The Baptist
minister led peaceful demonstrations and marches throughout the
country and gave thousands of memorable speeches until his
assassination in Memphis, Tenn., on April 4, 1968.

The path of service and equality led by King paved way for
desegregation and better opportunities, not just for African
Americans, but for all citizens. He sought a society “founded and
fueled on equality, justice, dignity, freedom and strength that can
come only from being a truly united country,” Gates said.
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